Growing leaders are learners. We want to equip and encourage leaders on how to influence students with the gospel. Last saturday, we spent a morning together on Lake Weir with our adult volunteers! It was a great time to share vision and train new and existing leaders to lead groups at Source!

Highlights of the retreat

Building community: We enjoyed learning more about each other and how to lead in student ministry more effectively. I'm blessed to have a great team of adults who want to influence students for Christ!
Learning from each other: I was impressed with many leaders who knew their stuff! I learned a lot from them as we discussed the leader handbook and small group training.
Defining expectations: It is great to communicate the expectations of what a healthy small group looks like and how to lead one to grow.
What went well: The handouts ended up being a great tool for leaders to follow along with the training. The discussion and excitement of leaders was great and encouraging. Anytime a bunch of adults who love students get together, it is always a great time!

Handouts of the training:
- Volunteer Handbook 2012-2013: To receive a copy of our volunteer handbook, shoot me an email
-Small Group Toolkit(we added this to the back of the handbook. The info was compiled with resources such as simply youth ministry, lifechurch.tv, and my own stuff).

- Get to Know You (we use this tool to get to know students. It is a good reference for small groups leaders to keep so they can care and encourage them throughout the year).